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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Zahra Khaliq

Disabled woman left housebound as she can't afford to charge her mobility scooter

A disabled woman has been left housebound after rising living costs means she can no longer afford to power her mobility scooter.

Forced to use her disability allowance to cover her utility bills after they doubled in price, Jacquie Dean, 49, relies on food banks but still only has enough to eat one meal a day.

Jacquie, from Devon, relies heavily on her mobility equipment due to her arthritic knees and fibromyalgia - a condition that leaves her with chronic pain all over the body.

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